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October 1[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 1

  1. creating a new page
  2. Pageview database needs some administration
  3. Rob Pilatus
  4. Moved a page, but the new page has the old page's talk page
  5. Duplicate text
  6. Hitting the random button and seeing if the articles that come up could be improved.
  7. Outdated content: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
  8. Article is not factually correct
  9. Changing the title of a wikipedia entry
  10. I'd love to donate, BUT.....
  11. Footnote/References consistency
  12. Help with my Wikipedia page and my user-name change
  13. Tooltip
  14. Improve the MW page
  15. question about linking to galleries
  16. SCOTUSblog
  17. Update Request

October 2[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 2

  1. Pippa Middleton
  2. Question about supposed Pending AFC submission in article space
  3. Charles Frederic Moberly Bell
  4. Unremarkable software updates
  5. Lupton family
  6. Lupton family (2)
  7. Olialia Group
  8. Dead links to a source
  9. Article Wizard Saved
  10. Lupton family (3)
  11. Adding a company
  12. Page creation
  13. How to create an article
  14. How to fix Congressional term end dates?
  15. Request help to fix blatant vandalism
  16. Search suggestions
  17. One Sided News on wiki homepage
  18. Image Storage
  19. Page for Alex Rocco
  20. Obscenity Guidelines

October 3[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 3

  1. Citation Service - Formatting Error
  2. Congressional term end dates
  3. Eligibility to edit
  4. wikitable problem... for an ancestor
  5. Unflattering edit to our company
  6. Copying and pasting from NASA sources
  7. Should a Footnote be made for an article, if the source is another article on Wikipedia?
  8. gun laws per country and associated gun violence statistics
  9. How to create an entry

October 4[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 4

  1. WRONG INFO
  2. Font troubles
  3. ALex Jones Radio HOst
  4. Links indicating to a moved page
  5. Celebrity deaths for sept. 11th 2001

October 5[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 5

  1. COI template
  2. Yishai Fleisher
  3. Spiritual Warrior (indigenous)
  4. Account has not been confirmed after 10 edits + 4 Days
  5. Page(article) Bharat Ratna and B. R. Ambedkar
  6. arlene francis
  7. Linking of an article
  8. Mass rollback
  9. Tamar Braxton "Calling All Lovers"
  10. Whitestone image
  11. Leeds General Infirmary
  12. File:A Game of Thrones Novel Covers.png

October 6[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 6

  1. Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input: George Roger Hicks all over the internet
  2. Please double-check my edits
  3. VisualEditor awards and nominations
  4. Geolocate broken?
  5. Bolded pages turning regular on my Watchlist
  6. STiki
  7. Mistake in article "Timolol"
  8. how to add a title to the Vietnam War novels list
  9. How to make my own Artical
  10. Direct democracy Ireland
  11. Need to remove photograph
  12. Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input

October 7[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 7

  1. David M. Eisenberg
  2. Innocent Egbunike
  3. Collaborative Problem Solving
  4. Statinzyme
  5. Trioxene
  6. Issues with Submitting an Article
  7. needs help siting same source multiple times
  8. Referencing errors on Draft:Delton Lorenzo Hudson
  9. Edward Galloway change of article title
  10. Content not visible

October 8[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 8

  1. wonder why
  2. See mainspace edits
  3. Information lacking on entry for Quran Code.
  4. speedy deletion
  5. Forensic files of batman
  6. Problems with encyclopedic tone
  7. Entry editing
  8. Referencing errors on Excipient
  9. Trouble linking an external web page
  10. HELP WITH AN EDIT AND PHOTO UPLOAD
  11. Article Name

October 9[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 9

  1. Indicating that a citation is needed
  2. Regards with using certain sources as references
  3. Adding information to a cite the second time you use it
  4. Indexing in Google
  5. Userboxes for editing status (such as "on hiatus," etc)
  6. Scaffolding?
  7. how do i make it so that all articles using a certain template will be autoadded to a certain category
  8. Page deleted for copyright violation
  9. wikipedia feature artice editing history
  10. Assistance in translating an article
  11. fictional/fact
  12. Question about retirement
  13. about SANDEEP TIWARI
  14. edit PNG maps
  15. New interface...

October 10[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 10

  1. Help:Cite errors/Cite error included ref
  2. Help?
  3. Any way to retrieve forgotten account password?
  4. Username policy
  5. Cannot link footnote
  6. Cannot link to footnotes, part 3
  7. Unsuitable user page
  8. styrobor waste recycling” which aim to produce more than 15 industrial materialswith multiple uses from the styrobor
  9. help
  10. upload the articles
  11. Why public thanks?

October 11[edit]

Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2015 October 11

  1. Having trouble with HTML tags ref vs. cite
  2. Edit Request
  3. How to find the edits that editor X has done on page Y
  4. Description in Google Search for Felix Manalo Movie
  5. Question
  6. Minimum number of articles to justify a template (table)?
  7. Translation Button
  8. Visited pages

October 12[edit]

Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2015 October 12

  1. Information Incorrect
  2. disappointed from your Wikipedia site
  3. No "edit" link for October 12
  4. Moving a WikiProject leaflet - used during Wikimania 2014 - to Commons or here so that the project can re-use it.
  5. Can blocked editors get thanks?
  6. The Sage - Newcastle England
  7. I cannot remove this article.
  8. html code
  9. Sadism
  10. Search for reference name

October 13[edit]

Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2015 October 13

  1. Erasing Message for Deletion
  2. Email notifications for article talk pages?
  3. Speedy deletion of Iqbalur Rahim page!
  4. To stop people from editing Wikipedia
  5. Limit displayed languages on the left
  6. Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information
  7. establishing a link
  8. How do I correct errors in sources/footnotes?
  9. where ask help from other wikieditor?
  10. Internal link without underline
  11. copyright infringement
  12. Merge error
  13. editing
  14. Login mistake

October 14[edit]

Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2015 October 14

  1. How long should it take for an edit to a page to be saved?
  2. request edit
  3. Statistics
  4. Paul Bern articlw
  5. Newcastle Cathedral
  6. Frequent updates
  7. I want to create a company Wikipedia page. Please help
  8. can someone help to add feature comparisons in list of disk editors?
  9. Leo giamani wilkipedia page
  10. A strange business
  11. Non-blanked page appearing blanked
  12. adding a photo to my personal Wiki entry page
  13. yesterday's notice/blurb
  14. Adamn Levine and Adam DeVine articles are exactly the same
  15. Changes don't show up
  16. Inflammatory or biased information on a WIKI page
  17. What did I do wrong?
  18. Pelican Island (Texas) vandilism

October 15[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 15

  1. What to do with a fake article on a user page that may be notable...
  2. language choice
  3. Leeds General Infirmary
  4. Karen Dawisha
  5. "reference not defined" error when it is defined
  6. Coretta Scott King
  7. Tool to convert string cites into journal template cites
  8. People's names
  9. sort articles by last modified date
  10. Referencing
  11. Aprille Joy Ericsson
  12. Berney baronets

October 16[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 16

  1. arnold schwarzenegger page errors. misrepresentation of govt employee
  2. Two articles that cover the same topic
  3. Wrong "John Davidson" pictured on hockey biography
  4. Wolf Tegethoff and Mies van der Rohe
  5. Searching the archives here
  6. I am not a confirmed user
  7. Deleted article archives
  8. API access to list of articles
  9. New page
  10. Tense in timeline articles
  11. Accepted links
  12. In regards to John Beaton (Canadian Football Player)
  13. Audio revision
  14. Mike Bidlo

October 17[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 17

  1. What is a Supressor?
  2. Multiple image template
  3. Question about a new account.
  4. Question about viewing article contributors
  5. 3 questions
  6. Fictional
  7. "Loose Change" Article
  8. Requested moves
  9. Image display question
  10. Best way to cite different parts of the same video?

October 18[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 18

  1. Page Title Change
  2. Question on Reference Desk repeatedly deleted.
  3. Cherry Patch Ranch
  4. :Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as hoaxes
  5. Curly or straight brackets
  6. Edit count
  7. Curid
  8. Berney baronets

October 19[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 19

  1. What is a reputable source
  2. Nightlink
  3. Pending approval for review of article in Arabic
  4. So far so good?
  5. Astons Coaches
  6. unreliability of your contents by random people
  7. The View (U.S. TV series)
  8. Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
  9. Frances Lupton

October 20[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 20

  1. Nick Bosustow
  2. Create the page of my village Pinjarwadi (Ajhadnager) | village
  3. New business List
  4. Help with changing company logo on a Wikipedia page
  5. Copyright
  6. Can I copy and paste text from this source from 1875?
  7. Referencing errors on File:Tatiana Shamratova age 15.jpg
  8. Vandalism in Spencer Dale article
  9. "External link in |work=" error that did not occur previously
  10. Edit reverted
  11. Religious purification

October 21[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 21

  1. I need to retrieve a page deleted by Wikipedia
  2. Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input
  3. Question regarding Hovercards
  4. "Jews harp" is a misnomer- should be "Jaws Harp"
  5. How do I add a word
  6. Authors of articles. Copyright
  7. Lupton family
  8. hi
  9. Secure and article
  10. Adding a Book to a Site
  11. List of Autistic famous people
  12. Infobox image and coordinates not showing up
  13. how to create a biography on myself

October 22[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 22

  1. Kelley Johnson references
  2. Help:Cite errors/Cite error references duplicate key George S. Patton
  3. Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input
  4. Size of font
  5. (archive.is) won't let me upload a new WWII article?
  6. made userbox, not find gallery place to host, help
  7. Am I a Reliable Source?
  8. upload images for the trinity river vision project
  9. uploads
  10. User page languages
  11. Venus Palermo
  12. Alastair Bruce of Crionaich

October 23[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 23

  1. archieving a talk page
  2. Ref cite template fixing
  3. incorrect information in article
  4. [[Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 23#create_.7B.7Bmedref-inline.7D.7D_template|create [medical citation needed] template]]
  5. Unclear question
  6. Reason for Protection Status
  7. How do I enlarge the font size on Wikipedia?
  8. Cite errors after recent software upgrade
  9. How do I submit a draft?

October 24[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 24

  1. IP address change
  2. Landscapes
  3. Problem with #switch
  4. Notability of PR/coverage of 'design concepts' and those that generate them
  5. Jaguars London 2016
  6. Deceased Wikipedian
  7. Paul T T Easter
  8. Carey Spear
  9. Moving
  10. Draft:Snow Bowl (2008)

October 25[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 25

  1. Question About Chinese name Template
  2. Removal of PROD template
  3. comments
  4. suggestion box
  5. Paul Mercier
  6. Adding a new section
  7. Having difficulty with nominating an article for deletion.
  8. hullo ppl
  9. Remove image submitted to commons
  10. article on John Prevas.

October 26[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 26

  1. My article
  2. Internet Explorer 11 questions
  3. Reliable Sources
  4. Relisting a request for comment
  5. Insert picture (jpg) in text
  6. Article verification
  7. Help with creating maps of China
  8. Gothyan bari
  9. Finding identical (or close refs?)
  10. Connecting Apps
  11. Two asterisks for tabbed bullet point results in one empty bullet point
  12. Page titles ending in "Fraternity"
  13. Deleted archives

October 27[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 27

  1. Show/hide toggle not working
  2. Revert edits by banned editor/socks
  3. Changing the title of article
  4. Report a plagiarism
  5. Signature formatting
  6. Irish Goodbye

October 28[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 28

  1. Forms of account creation in the user creation log
  2. Not a living person
  3. Speedy deletion record?
  4. Create Page Ross Diamond
  5. Times of events
  6. Conversation removed from article talk page
  7. Adding coordinates
  8. List of "model" Wikipedia articles to reference when writing an article?
  9. Request Edit: Please fix incorrect information on the list in the side box
  10. Why isn't this table becoming sortable?
  11. Redirect created by move doesn't appear to be working as expected
  12. Changing Headline
  13. Need help checking an article for notability requirements
  14. Junction lists
  15. The information on this page is a lie.
  16. Henry Sosa, Professional Baseball Player
  17. Help:Cite errors/Cite error references duplicate key
  18. Missing password and username

October 29[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 29

  1. Referencing errors on Simon Cowell
  2. The article on Martin lLuther is not a fair one since only those who think he was anti semetic have their say in it..
  3. Article needs language help
  4. Articles and categories with the same name?
  5. latlong with East-West, North-South coords
  6. Magic button
  7. An article
  8. Help Require to change the title of the page as i do not have a move option in mz edit tab
  9. BLP eyes at Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
  10. Autoconfirmed?
  11. How to save Wikipedia pages as complete html
  12. WikEd symbol
  13. Emmanuel Lewis Article
  14. Sara Alpern
  15. problem with name/title Beverly Brodsky9/Sandbox
  16. Rollbacker right userbox
  17. Adding Articles to your Collections

October 30[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 30

  1. Wiki not jumping to menu items
  2. 2016-17 NBA season
  3. Fred Thompson Former United States Senator
  4. Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no key
  5. Sample code with wiki markup
  6. How do I add a citation
  7. Vertical bar charts with negative values
  8. Correction In Transliteration Req'd re: Baba Vanga
  9. Maintaining Wikipedia links in mirrors

October 31[edit]

Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2015 October 31

  1. Referencing errors on Polianthes tuberosa
  2. Article being considered for deletion
  3. Help:Cite errors/Cite error ref no input Emma Minnie Boyd page
  4. John Witherow
  5. Re:. Awards
  6. How to add additions to existing page
  7. Assessment: 'Start' class vs. 'C' class?
  8. Slow to enter edit mode
  9. Is there a process for summarily stripping an article of GA status if the review was bad?
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